Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#146 (Biddy Martin's)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording JDa 1 (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single reel | 32 | AABB | D Major |
Biddy Martin's / Bidí Mháirtín (also in C)
Discography
Here are all recordings of this tune considering only the indexed recordings. I have discovered by careful listening that these sources are in fact musically the same tune, regardless of the tune titles they use, key changes, retuning, etc.
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to hear the first 12 seconds.| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Performers (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 12#1 | [JDa 1] Jackie Daly. Music from Sliabh Luachra. Jackie Daly (accordion, concertina). For this tune: (concertina). |
| ~1978 | 6#1 | [KB Cap] Kevin Burke. If the Cap Fits. Kevin Burke (fiddle). |
Bibliography
Here are all transcriptions of this tune considering only the indexed books, listed in chronological order. I have discovered by careful comparison that these are very similar to this tune as played on the recordings listed above.
| As tune #111 in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2. |
| As tune #19 in [IBPS] Pat Conway. Ireland's Best Polkas and Slides. |
| As polka #4 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
If you are considering using the above transcriptions to help you learn this tune, I invite you to check these practical Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music. See also: So why do you bother indexing books and abc?
Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1968